The BRiCk is offering a twist on the traditional Easter Egg Hunt with the Aqua Egg Hunt on Saturday, April 16. The fun starts at noon in the indoor pool at 550 N.W. Summercrest Blvd. Children up to 11 years of age need to don swimsuits and goggles to search for plastic eggs in the pool. Children will be divided into four age groups for hunts in the play structure area and the lap pool. Children can redeem eggs for prizes. Admission is $2 per child. Choosing to stay and swim after the egg hunt requires the purchase of a day pass. For more information, call Aquatic Supervisor Melissa Kerns at 817-426-9106.

Make sure you are signed up with the City's Blackboard Connect-CTY emergency notification service to receive alerts for tornado warnings, severe thunderstorm warnings, chemical emergencies, a state emergency declared by the governor, a national emergency declared by the president, or other emergencies as directed by the mayor, city management, or director of emergency management. These alerts are pre-recorded telephone messages made to the publicly-listed phone numbers of residences and businesses in the city. You may also go online and add cell phone numbers to receive the pre-recorded voice message via a cell phone. This service is free to the public. Stay on top of the weather by turning on your local news and by using a weather radio. For more go to the Emergency Management page on the City of Burleson website.

Keep Burleson Beautiful and the City are encouraging you to get involved in Burleson's Great American Cleanup Don't Mess With Texas Trash-Off. Volunteer to join the cleanup event on Saturday, April 30, 9 a.m. - 11 a.m.  Volunteers will remove litter and debris from retail corridors and residential drainage channels. Participants will be treated to a free lunch and prize giveaways at Warren Park, on Johnson Avenue, following the cleanup. To sign up as a volunteer and get your site assignment, call Environmental Programs Specialist Bianca Chafin at 817-426-9842 by 5 p.m. on Thursday, April 28. Read More

Stacy Singleton has worn at least two different hats since June 1991. One hat was as a volunteer fire captain for the Burleson Fire Department. The other hat stood for his job as the City's fire marshal. Read More. Steve Haas has worn multiple hats as well, as a volunteer firefighter, telecommunications operator, and now an alarm coordinator and Emergency Operations Center logistics officer for the City. Read More. Fire Chief Gary Wisdom presented Singleton and Haas, as well as Dave Tomlinson, with ceremonial axes for their 26, 12, and nine years as volunteers with the fire department. Volunteer firefighter service plaques were awarded to Korrey Alexander for five years and to Bill Warner and Brandon Sellers for four years. The volunteer program was phased out in October 2010.

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